or masu or masen to or not to

ます or ません masu or masen to… or not to … "To be or not to be" - Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

To eat = たべます tabemasu To NOT eat = たべません tabemasen Would you like to eat …? … を たべますか？ … wo tabemasuka?

____ を たべますか？　 _____ wo tabemasuka? 　 あさごはん asagohan breakfast ひるごはん hirugohan lunch ばんごはん bangohan dinner サンドイッチ sandoichi sandwhich ごはん gohan rice / a meal おさかな osakana fish やさい yasai vegetables おにく oniku meat りんご ringo apple たべます tabemasu たべません tabemasen

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To drink = のみます nomimasu To NOT drink = のみません nomimasen Would you like a drink of …? … を のみますか？ … wo nomimasuka?

____ を　のみますか？　 _____ wo nomimasuka? 　 ミルク　 miruku milk おみず omizu water コーヒー　 koohi coffee コーラ Cola Coke レモネード Remonedo Lemonade ジュース jyuusu juice のみます nomimasu 日本ちゃ Nihoncha green tea のみません nomimasen おちゃ ocha English tea

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To watch = みます mimasu To NOT watch = みません mimasen Would you like to watch …? … を みますか？ … wo mimasuka?

　 ____ を　みますか？　 _____ wo mimasuka? テレビ terebi TV えいが eiga movie まんが manga cartoon みます mimasu ニューズ nyuzu the news テニース tennisu tennis みません mimasen テンキほうそう tenki housou weather report スポーツ supootsu sport documentary

Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto gods. Kendo (the way of the sword) is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting which originated with the samurai of feudal Japan. Kendo is practiced wearing protective armour and using a bamboo sword (Shinai).

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To listen = ききます kikimasu To NOT listen = ききません kikimasen Would you like to listen to …? … を ききますか？ … wo kikimasuka?

　 ____ を　ききますか？　 _____ wo kikimasuka? ラジオ rajio radio おんがく ongaku music CD ギター gitaa guitar ピアノ piano ニューズ nyuuzu the news ききます kikimasu うた uta song ききません kikimasen たいこ Taiko Japanese drum

The taiko is a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres.

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To go to = いきます ikimasu To NOT go to = いきません ikimasen Would you like to go to …? … へ いきますか？ … e ikimasuka?

　 ____ へ いきすか？　 _____ e ikimasuka? がっこう gakkou school としょかん toshoukan library えいがかん eigakan cinema へや heya room こうえん kouen the park ともだち　のいえ Tomodachi no ie a friend’s house トイレ toire toilet かいもの kaimono shopping スーパーマーケット suupaamaarketto Supermarket いきます ikimasu いきません ikimasen

Signs that you are at a Shinto Shrine: • You always enter a Shinto shrine through a Torii gate. • There is a purification fountain near the entrance to a Shinto shrine where you cleanse your hands before prayer.

Signs that you are at a Buddhist Temple: • A large incense burner is usually that the front of a temple. The smoke created by the burning of incense is said to have healing properties. • A Buddhist temple always houses an image of the Buddha.

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